In 1971, Robert Freis was working as a buyer for a California building supply company when a customer asked to buy a set of aluminum stamps for a concrete design application.
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NRMCA News: Concrete promotion team beefed up
The NRMCA has reinforced its concrete promotion team with two additional national resource directors. This brings the total field promotion staff to five, with each promoter responsible for national accounts and regional promotion activities in a specific section of the U.S. Industry veteran Vance Pool brings his more than 20 […]
Everything You Need To Know About Portable Cement Mixers
Reliable. Multifaceted. Maintainable. Portable concrete mixers are all that and more, says Warren Faler, mixer product manager for Multiquip in Carson, Calif. “They can be productive in a wide variety of applications.”
ACI News: Centennial Convention coming up in October
The American Concrete Institute will hold its upcoming convention in San Francisco, October 24-28, with the theme: “Concrete — A Century of Innovation.” The convention will feature special events to continue the year-long celebration of the Institute’s Centennial anniversary, including a bay cruise aboard the 292-foot San Francisco Belle. Over […]
Transparent Concrete and Glass Fibers: The Future of Concrete
21st century concrete on display in the exhibit Liquid Stone: New Architecture in Concrete, features innovations that range from translucent blocks and photoengraved building fronts to revolutionary materials that promise to change the rules of construction as we know them today.
ACI News: Book celebrates concrete structures worldwide
Concrete: A Pictorial Celebration, a new book from ACI, commemorates milestone achievements in the concrete industry and celebrates the utility and beauty of concrete for all applications, whether serving the needs of earth’s inhabitants or inspiring awe as an architect’s medium for expression. This hard-cover, coffee-table book is a tribute […]
PCA News: Reference guide now available in Spanish
The Portland Cement Association has introduced Diseño y Control de Mezclas de Concreto, the Spanish edition of its premier publication, Design and Control of Concrete Mixtures. The Spanish edition includes information on construction practices and standards used in Latin America. This manual covers numerous topics on the most widely used […]
Exhibits Leave Lasting Impression During Concrete Celebration
Thanks to a recent concrete extravaganza that featured a Concrete Carnival family festival, an exhibition and a concrete canoe competition, many not associated with the concrete trade have learned to appreciate its surprising and fascinating properties, too.
Cast-in-Place Concrete Countertops: Forms, Mixes, Tools and Finishes
As demand for concrete countertops grows, concrete contractors and artists have been honing their techniques to produce concrete countertops. Countertops fall into two general categories: cast-in-place and precast and projects can call for either application.
Lafarge names new president for Northeast cement region
Lafarge North America has named Claude Bastien as president of the Northeast Region for the Cement Division. He previously served as president of Lafarge Construction Materials for the Eastern U.S. Region. Bastien will be based in the regional headquarters in Montréal, Québec, where he will oversee the production, sale and […]
